# 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Germany

The 2017 IPONE German FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 9 at the Bergring Arena in Teterow, Germany.

## Riders

First reserve Peter Kildemand replaced Greg Hancock, second reserve Martin Smolinski replaced Nicki Pedersen and third reserve Max Fricke replaced Niels-Kristian Iversen. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Kai Huckenbeck as the wild card, and Tobias Kroner and Mathias Bartz both as Track Reserves.

## Results

The Grand Prix was won by Slovenia's Matej Žagar, who beat Martin Vaculík, Jason Doyle and Chris Holder in the final. Doyle had initially top scored in the qualifying heats, however the third place saw him move 10 points clear of Patryk Dudek, who was eliminated in the semi-finals.

### Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| | 12 | (55) Matej Žagar | 15 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 8 | | 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 14 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 9 | 7 | 3 | | 2 |
| | 14 | (69) Jason Doyle | 17 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | | 1 |
| 4 | 11 | (23) Chris Holder | 14 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 12 | 2 | | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 11 | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 10 | 4 | 1 | | |
| 6 | 1 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 11 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 10 | 5 | | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 11 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 11 | 3 | | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 10 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 10 | 6 | 0 | | |
| 9 | 7 | (84) Martin Smolinski | 8 | | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 8 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 7 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 10 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 5 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 5 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 13 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 4 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 4 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 4 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | 4 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 15 | (16) Kai Huckenbeck | 4 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 6 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 2 | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 16 | (46) Max Fricke | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Tobias Kroner | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

## Intermediate classification

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
| | (69) Jason Doyle | 114 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 17 | – | – | – |
| | (692) Patryk Dudek | 104 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 11 | – | – | – |
| | (71) Maciej Janowski | 101 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 | – | – | – |
| 4 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 98 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| 5 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 94 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 6 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 90 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | – | – | – |
| 7 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 82 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 8 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 80 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | – | – | – |
| 9 | (55) Matej Žagar | 73 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 15 | – | – | – |
| 10 | (23) Chris Holder | 66 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 | – | – | – |
| 11 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 64 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 12 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 63 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 13 | (45) Greg Hancock | 45 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen | 44 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 36 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| 16 | (225) Václav Milík Jr. | 20 | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (84) Martin Smolinski | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Maksims Bogdanovs | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (12) Nicki Pedersen | 8 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Kai Huckenbeck | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 24 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (16) Craig Cook | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | (18) Josh Bates | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | (16) Linus Sundström | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (16) Nick Škorja | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | (46) Max Fricke | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 30 | (17) Josef Franc | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | (18) Matěj Kůs | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | (17) Adam Ellis | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (17) Tobias Kroner | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |